In some features the work of writers in the Voice Reform, the author also has been mentioned many times about it. Similarly, the efforts of Malaysia batik is now even better known in foreign countries. As written Retty Judge, â € œBahkan Malaysia lauds a concern for the government on the development of batik Malaysia, citing the Jakarta Post newspaper that discussed the comparative development of batik Indonesia and Malaysia are actually using workers from Indonesia.
Retty also add about the onslaught of Malaysia to introduce batik as one of the country's cultural products. Even according to Retty, â € œKurangnya government attention on the development of batik was highlighted in 2005, because Malaysia was first patented batik as it was written in the daily Republika.
The author remembered with a features writer ever created and published in the Sunday edition of Sound Update, about a year ago. The article titled When Batik Malaysia Going to Indonesia. This is the most of it:
â € œMalaysia indeed a serious one country to develop a variety of things. For example in the fashion world, especially the costumes of batik material. While many fashion lovers know that batik comes from Indonesia, and even has become one of the local genius (local brightness) of Indonesia's population in the past, do not make Malaysia discouraged.
In 2004, the Royal Malaysia has even launched a campaign Batik Malaysia â € "Crafted for the World. Through the campaign, all employers of batik in Malaysia are invited to further enhance their creations. Batik entrepreneurs are driven to make batik-batik adapted to current fashion trends preference.
Malaysian authorities are also trying to constantly turn the public interest to be more like batik, including through a variety of activities open to competition among the youth to create with batik. The introduction on batik art, including batik-making techniques, is also taught in schools.
Not only that. Governments there also launched a promotion of batik Malaysia in almost every major event, including the promotion of batik was known in that country until the fashion centers of the world, such as in London, Milan and Paris. Not surprising now Batik Malaysia began to demand the fashionista from around the world.
In fact, from existing records, new batik became popular in Malaysia in the 1970s. At that time, new batik used and favored by the high society and fashion fans who make batik as one part of the country's upmarket fashion.
Batik-batik in Malaysia, of course, was imported from Indonesia. Both batik-batik traditionally made in a number of centers such as batik in Pekalongan, Cirebon, and Yogyakarta, as well as batik-batik works of a number of Indonesian batik designers, such as Iwan Tirta.
One who loves batik Indonesia Malaysia was a woman named Noor Fatima Isaac. Once her love for batik, to the point that he had crowned as Miss Pesta Batik 1979 in Kuala Lumpur. Noor's interest in batik, making himself and then started collecting batik-batik works of Iwan Tirta which he said is very exclusive and elegant.
Noor also collects batik-batik high value from the Pekalongan and a number of other areas in Indonesia. The collection includes some batik fabric which has hundreds of years old and very high value. Later Noor also collects Adriyanto batik designer and Tuty Cholid, two Indonesian fashion designers who often use batik as their fashion design material.
In 1986, Noor began challenged to create their own batik making. He flirt batik in accordance with the vision and imagination. He tried to use a variety of colors and shades, and placing it as part of Malaysia's national dress.
His work was first introduced to his friends. They were interested and started to buy them. Later a number of Malaysian government officials are also interested in the works of Noor, and finally the design of the batik Noor through Deanoor brand to the attention of the wider community in Malaysia. He also received a good reception when introduced batik in Brunei Darussalam and Australia.
Now, Noor tried to introduce his work at the birthplace of batik, precisely through the fashion show at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Central Jakarta, last July. The fashion show was part of the exhibition and promotion of a visit Malaysia Year 2007, which packed the show Amazing Malaysia Exhibition 2006.
The visitors who watched the fashion show was to see the various creations Noor Fatima Isaac. Unlike the traditional Indonesian batik-batik, batik Malaysia undertaken by Noor look more contemporary. Motive was more free, and even he put the motives of medieval Europe to do batik cloth. The colors are also more variable, resulting in an impressed batik modern, dynamic, and vibrant.
Thus, in the era of free trade today, indeed we can not prevent the entry of Malaysian batik to Indonesia. The issue was whether the Indonesian batik is also able to enter Malaysia and other countries with the smooth and the top choice and the number one foreign batik lovers? It works for us all. Government, batik artisans, and people of Indonesia, to continuously promote Indonesian batik.
